electricity generation

Record new renewable energy capacity this year and next: IEA

November 10, 2020

Reuters LONDON, Nov 10 – Record levels of new renewable energy capacity are set to come on stream this year and next, while fossil fuel capacity will fall due to an economic slump and the COVID-19 crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report. In its annual renewables outlook, the IEA said new additions of renewables capacity worldwide

EIA Power Plant Tally: Gas Plants Still Lead New Generation Capacity

June 21, 2018

NatGas combined cycle plants were 40% of proposed total capacity additions The EIA has released its report on utility-scale power plants planned and built in the United States and natural gas continues to lead the way. Power plant developers told EIA they planned to install 25.1 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity in 2017. Here is how it developed: 7 GW

ETP Simplifies Structure with $20 Billion Sunoco Acquisition

Retirements of Coal, Oil Power Plants Beget Demand for Gas – Especially in Florida

July 10, 2017

Gas pipelines critical to get gas to Florida – state added 3.4 GW of gas-fired power since 2016, another 3.9 GW coming in next 6 years The retirement of older coal and oil-fired power plants in the state has instigated the need for new natural gas generation capacity and, because Florida lacks the appropriate geology for underground natural gas storage,

The Future of Natural Gas Growth, Renewables Growth Depends on the Clean Power Plan

June 17, 2016

If the CPP passes, natural gas growth will double and renewables will show much stronger growth: EIA The extent to which renewables and natural gas continue to grow in terms of their overall percentage in the energy generation mix in the United States will depend on the future of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, according to new data from the

Coal Production Hits 35-Year Low

June 10, 2016

Decreasing demand for coal in electricity generation pushes production down to levels not seen since the early 1980s Coal production in the first three months of 2016 was 173 million short tons, the lowest quarterly level in the United States since a major coal strike in the second quarter of 1981. Among the regions tracked by the EIA, the Powder

Congressional Committee Attempting to Reverse 2 EPA Rules that would do More Harm than Good

November 5, 2015

House Energy and Power Subcommittee passes resolutions to stop overreach of one federal agency This week, the Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), passed two resolutions, H.J. Res 71 and H.J. Res 72, disapproving of two final rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for new and existing power plants. The resolutions would provide for Congressional